Family | SAXIFRAGACEAE |
Genus species | Micranthes careyana (A.Gray) Small sect. Dermasea |
Synonyms | Saxifraga careyana A.Gray |
Micranthes tennesseensis (Small) Small | |
Saxifraga tennesseensis Small | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-1600m |
Description | leaves ovate to orbiculate-ovate, abaxially red, sparsely pubescent, long petiolate, scapes glandular pubescent, cymules lax, forming panicle, petals yellow variegate, 2-3mm |
Size | 8-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Georgia , Kentucky , North Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | SAXIFRAGACEAE
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